| Surface: | Sand |
| Class: | Feature |
| Horse Race: | Irish Juvenile/Puppy Derby |
| Location: | Shelbourne Park |
| Inaugurated: | 1943 |
| Sponsor: | Time Greyhound Nutrition |
| Distance: | 525 yards |
| Qualification: | Juveniles only (15-24 months old) |
| Purse: | €25,000 (winner) |
The Puppy Derby also known as the Juvenile Derby is a greyhound racing competition held annually at Shelbourne Park in Dublin, Ireland. The event switched to Shelbourne following the closure of Harold's Cross Stadium in the city district of Harold's Cross.[1]
It is a major competition inaugurated in 1943 and is an integral part of the Irish greyhound racing calendar. [2] The event is the Irish equivalent of the Puppy Derby held in the UK at Wimbledon Stadium. The competition restricted to puppies has a tradition for providing many stars of the future. [3] Following the closure of Harold's Cross the event was switched to Shelbourne Park in 2017.[4] [5]
| width=50 | Year | width=200 | Winner | width=300 | Breeding | width=80 | Time | width=180 | Trainer | width=50 | SP | width=100 | Notes/ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fawn Cherry | Manhattan Midnight – Merry Cherry | 28.36 | / | Track record[6] | |||||||||
| Astra | Tanist – Mad Darkie | 28.52 | 7/4 | ||||||||||
| Shaggy Lad | Castledown Lad – Shaggy Shore | 27.98 | 1/10f | [7] | |||||||||
| Ten Derrys | Tanist – Derryten | 28.54 | L O'Mara | / | [8] | ||||||||
| Fearless Invader | Cameron – Absent Girl | 28.70 | Larry Malone | / | [9] | ||||||||
| Buzz on Train | Train – Buzz On Peg | 28.91 | R Burke | 7/2 | [10] | ||||||||
| For Sure | Bellas Prince – Fly Dancer | 28.60 | / | ||||||||||
| Sealed Castle | Manhattan Seale – Cottage Lake | 28.51 | / | ||||||||||
| 1951 | Odile's Latch | Glenview Shaggy – Odilles Fancy | 29.97 | / | |||||||||
| Ollys Pal | Bellas Prince – Quare Fire | 29.89 | / | ||||||||||
| Baytown Colt | Bahs Choice – Baytown Angel | 30.30 | / | ||||||||||
| The Grand Streak | The Grand Champion – Take Murex | 30.12 | / | ||||||||||
| Master of Me | Dare Devil - Beware of Me | 30.00 | Bernie Moran | 25/1 | [11] | ||||||||
| Leg It Lucy | Slaney Record – Settara | 29.93 | / | ||||||||||
| Prince Olly | Champion Prince – Ollys Blackie | 30.11 | / | ||||||||||
| 1958 | Balrath Flute | 30.18 | P McLoughlin | / | |||||||||
| Choc Ice | Cheerful Chariot – For Certain Sure | 29.80 | / | ||||||||||
| King Niall | 30.68 | / | |||||||||||
| 1961 | Wild Spark | Hi There - Wild Princess | 29.75 | Paddy Cross | / | ||||||||
| Kudas Tiger | Sword Dance – Pretty Kuda | 29.55 | / | ||||||||||
| Fleadh Music | Clopook – Sight Unseen | 29.40 | / | ||||||||||
| Wonder Guest | Chieftains Guest – Some Gold | 29.96 | Wilhelmina Lennon | / | [12] | ||||||||
| Prince of Roses | Oregon Prince – Cockleshell Rose | 29.40 | John Lacy | / | |||||||||
| Little Kate | Hi Con – Primrose Girlie | 30.17 | / | ||||||||||
| 1967 | Quarrymount Prim | Wonder Valley – Peace Time | 29.70 | J Mackey | / | ||||||||
| Always Keen | Always Proud – Liberlatinus | 29.75 | Ger McKenna | / | |||||||||
| 1969 | Ballad | Deuce Of Tigers – Dublin Star | 29.64 | A Duffy | / | ||||||||
| Hey Dizzy | Russian Gun – Keel Head | 29.74 | Tom Lynch | 25/1 | [13] | ||||||||
| Luminous Lady | Always Proud – Land Mist | 29.70 | D Lennon | / | |||||||||
| Clane Royal | Menelaus – Clane Shamrock | 30.20 | Tom Lynch | / | |||||||||
| Blessington Boy | Monalee Champion – The Powder Plot | 29.68 | D Horgan | / | [14] | ||||||||
| Shamrock Point | Monalee Champion – Gruelling Point | 29.48 | Ger McKenna | / | [15] | ||||||||
| Elsinore Silver | The Grand Silver – Faneys Walk | 29.40 | Paddy Keane | / | |||||||||
| Glen Rock | Monalee Champion – Fit Me In | 29.08 | Paddy Nugent | / | [16] | ||||||||
| Hammond | Tranquility Sea – Run For Cover | 29.46 | Ger McKenna | / | |||||||||
| Greenhill Paddy | Supreme Fun – Greenhill Fairy | 29.40 | Tommy Kane | / | |||||||||
| Tivoli Cant | Can’t Decide – Swanky Debbie | 29.88 | Ger McKenna | / | |||||||||
| 1980 | Killahora Cha | Itsachampion – Killahora Lady | 29.42 | Mary McGrath | / | ||||||||
| Greenwood Robic | Ritas Choice – Egmont Cindy | 29.82 | Tom Lynch | / | [17] | ||||||||
| Aulton Villa | Killaclug Jet – Lady Maiden | 29.30 | Junior Reddan | / | |||||||||
| 1983 | Lauragh Six | Garradrimna – Emmerdale Pride | 29.04 | Ger McKenna | / | ||||||||
| Summerhill Jet | Liberty Lad – Ceili Critic | 29.24 | Michael Enright | / | |||||||||
| Burnpark Black | Sinbad – Burnpark Lass | 29.32 | Michael Browne | / | [18] | ||||||||
| Dreams Of Kerry | Yellow Band – Wilton Cross | 29.88 | Junior Reddan | / | |||||||||
| Make History | Game Ball – Raymonds Pride | 29.38 | Johnny Quigley | / | |||||||||
| Airmount Grand | Daleys Gold- Airmount Jewel | 29.26 | Gerald Kiely | / | |||||||||
| Crossford Dana | Meeniyan Prince- Crossford Daisy | 29.32 | Martin Boran | / | |||||||||
| Summerhill Super | Daleys Gold- Tiny Tolcas | 29.19 | Michael Enright | / | |||||||||
| Polnoon Chief | Daleys Gold- Drumbeg Bracken | 29.98 | Fraser Black | / | |||||||||
| Barefoot Racer | Hit The Lid- Barefoot Miss | 29.06 | Matt O'Donnell | / | |||||||||
| Supplement | Adraville Bridge –Under The Clock | 29.28 | Eddie Wade | / | |||||||||
| Glaskenny Echo | Lodge Prince - Rons Echo | 28.80 | Tony Byrne | 2/1f | [19] | ||||||||
| Airmount Rogue | Glen Park Dancer – Airmount Kelly | 28.94 | Gerald Kiely | 5/1 | |||||||||
| Rantogue Pride | Alpine Minister - Rantogue Queen | 29.04 | George Royal | / | |||||||||
| 1997 | Treasury Tag | Phantom Flash – Browside Pat | 29.05 | Francie Murray | 5/1 | ||||||||
| Prince Of Tinrah | Frightful Flash - Queen Of Tinrah | 28.50 | Dolores Ruth | 5/2f | [20] | ||||||||
| Cool Performance | Mustang Jack - Pony Nikita | 28.50 | Robert Gleeson | 2/1f | |||||||||
| Droopys Vieri | Top Honcho – Droopys Fergie | 28.36 | Paul Young (England) | 4/6f | |||||||||
| Rutland Budgie | Come On Ranger – Yasmin Jade | 28.34 | Paul Hennessy | 5/2jf | |||||||||
| Fortune Mike | Top Honcho – Dons Pride | 28.40 | Mike Keane | 9/4 | |||||||||
| Droopys Cahill | Top Honcho – Droopys Kristin | 28.56 | Ian Reilly | 6/4f | |||||||||
| Droopys Brooklyn | Brookside Bear – Droopys Aisling | 29.17 | Ian Reilly | 6/1 | |||||||||
| Greenwell Storm | Spiral Nikita – Greenwell Star | 28.46 | Fraser Black | 6/1 | |||||||||
| 2006 | Oran Majestic | Daves Mentor – Droopys Lauren | 28.71 | 7/2 | |||||||||
| Royal Treason | Top Honcho – Three Star Girl | 29.12 | Ollie Bray | 3/1 | [21] | ||||||||
| Droopys Noel | Westmead Hawk – Drive On Buzz | 28.49 | John Linehan | 11/2 | [22] | ||||||||
| Tullymurry Act | Top Honcho – Europa Spitfire | 28.57 | Pat Buckley | 7/4 | [23] | ||||||||
| Melodys Royal | Royal Impact – Talita Beauty | 28.78 | Pa Fitzgerald | 8/1 | [24] | ||||||||
| Sparta Maestro | Crash – Tinrah Kewell | 28.59 | Philip Gough | 5/4f | [25] | ||||||||
| Razldazl Luke | Razldazl Billy – Local Mol | 28.52 | Dolores Ruth | 5/2 | [26] | ||||||||
| Vanrooney | Ace Hi Rumble – Lady Deise | 28.66 | Owen McKenna | 7/2 | [27] | ||||||||
| Quietly | Tullymurry Act – Ballymac Bra | 28.74 | Ian Reilly | 7/1 | [28] | ||||||||
| Anopheles | Droopys Scolari – Ballymac Razl | 28.84 | Liam Dowling | 10/1 | [29] | ||||||||
| Droopys Wilbury | Romeo Recruit – Droopys Keisha | 28.21 | Pat Buckley | 3/1 | [30] | ||||||||
| 2017 | Skywalker Rafa | Laughil Blake – Coolavanny Royce | 28.40 | Michael J O'Donovan | 10/1 | [31] | |||||||
| 2018 | Balline Kyle | Skywalker Puma – Galway Fancy | 28.40 | John Byrne | 4/1 | [32] | |||||||
| 2019 | Broadstrand Bono | Droopys Sydney – Droopys Blossom | 28.15 | John Linehan | 6/4f | [33] | |||||||
| 2020 | Skywalker Barry | Droopys Jet – Calzaghe Jan | 28.13 | Mark O'Donovan | N/A | [34] | |||||||
| 2021 | Droopys Gloss | Coolavanny Jap – Droopys Talia | 28.49 | John Linehan | 5/2cf | [35] | |||||||
| 2022 | Clona Duke | Malachi – Coolavanny Pearl | 28.23 | Graham Holland | 20/1 | [36] | |||||||
| 2023 | Droopys Flytline | Laughil Blake – Droopys Curio | 27.93 | Robert G. Gleeson | 15/8f | [37] | |||||||
| 2024 | Callaway Knegare | Droopys Sydney – Droopys Sweet | 27.96 | Owen McKenna | 1/2f | [38] |